Book Club
Events
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Tuesday Night Book Club: The Emperor of Gladness
Join us for a discussion of The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong, a luminous and deeply compassionate novel about chosen family, survival, and the quiet forces that bind people…
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Monday Morning Book Club: The Glass Chateau
Join us for a discussion of The Glass Chateau by Stephen Kiernan, a moving novel of hope, healing, and the redemptive power of art set in post–World War II France.…
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Monday Morning Book Club: If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
Join us for a discussion of If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All by Eliezer Yudkowsky, an urgent and provocative examination of the existential…
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Tuesday Night Book Club: The Frozen River
Join us for a discussion of The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, a gripping historical mystery inspired by the real life of 18th-century midwife Martha Ballard. Set in Maine in…
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Exhibitionists Book Club: St. Lucy’s Home for Girl’s Raised by Wolves
When Karen Russel's debut short story collection fell onto our collective psyches in 2006, it made some lasting alterations to the landscape of literature. A singularly weird and raucous vision.…
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Philosophy Book Club: The Second Sex
This month our coterie of lay philosophers is tackling a classic work of feminist theory, Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex. Won't you join us? Copies available at the first-floor…
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Monday Morning Book Club: Blood of Flowers
Join us for a discussion of The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani, a richly imagined historical novel set in 17th-century Persia. The story follows a gifted young carpet weaver…
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Tuesday Night Book Club: All the Colors of the Dark
Join us for a discussion of All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker, a sweeping novel that blends suspense, mystery, and an unforgettable love story. Set in 1975…